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Transformation Tetris is often used as an introduction to transformations. Students can use their prior knowledge of the game of Tetris to better understand rotation, reflection, and translation. This also allows students to problem solve, think, and collaborate. I assign this as work after the previous unit's test. This keeps students busy and engaged while others are still working. Students are given a rough draft grid on one side and a final draft on the other. This makes for beautiful stude

This "ready to go" Number Sense presentation has various activities that can be incorporated into your day with no prep. The practice activities can be used flexibly when you have as little as 3 minutes up to 25 minutes. Help build number sense and prepare students with number sense and algebraic vocabulary! The presentation includes:Skip CountingGuess My NumberExpanded FormPart-Part-WholeEquationsInequalitiesSequencesFast Facts Digital Flashcards

Covers:adding and subtracting within 20 bar graphspicture graphsword problemsbase ten blocks decomposing measuringline plotsnumber linesInequalities Aligns with Illustrative Math. Put up the presentation and have students write the answers on a whiteboard or dry erase sleeve at their desk. You can quickly circulate the room or have students hold up their boards to formatively assess and reteach as necessary. This can easily be adapted into a game or or other review style activity.

Use these to tests to determine when students have mastered their division facts.

This product contains 32 two step word problems. 16 problems are easy to read, using almost exclusively Fry's first hundred sight words. There are task cards included with a corresponding recording sheet. Use this product in worksheet form, as a center, as group work, for homework, etc.!

This is a wonderful tool that I use to engage students with the characteristics of 2-dimensional shapes. I usually use it at the end of the quadrilaterals unit. This can be used as a formative assessment or project. I have even used it as a group project and had them present on large poster boards to the class. Students use their knowledge of the characteristics of shapes in order to personify and represent the shape through social media. For example, one student chose a square and made an Ins

This is a game that can be used from year to year to practice key vocabulary for Geometry. Students will play in partners. Student #1 picks a card and describes the image with precise vocabulary. Student #2 draws the image based solely on their partner's description. At the end, students compare the images and discuss what vocabulary would have prevented any discrepancies. Students switch roles. The game includes 10 unique cards with images that would require varying knowledge of the vocabulary